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Meeting of: TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Time of Meeting: 3:OO p.m.
Date of Meeting: August 1, 1988
Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers COMMISSIONERS
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Pro-Tem Fuller called the Meeting to order at
3:07 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present -- Commissioners Fuller, Herring and Ward.
Absent -- Commissioners Melideo and O'Day.
Staff Members Present: Bob Johnson, Principal Civil Engineer
Martin Lauber, Assistant Civil
Officer Christensen, Police
Engineer
Depart me nt
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Meeting held June 6, 1988, were approved
as presented.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
No one was present to speak before the Commission.
OLD BUSINESS:
Bob 3ohnson announced that Sgt. Shipley was no longer in
the Traffic Division of the Police Department and the new
traffic sergeant is Sgt. Carpenter. Officer Christensen
was in attendance at today's meeting representing the
Police Department.
Bob 3ohnson reported the Commission had requested copies
of Title 10 of the Municipal Code, and he had those
copies available for the Commissioners.
Mr. Johnson congratulated Commissioners Melideo and
Herring on their reappointments to the Commission for
two-year terms.
on her appointment to the Commission for a two-year
term.
He also congratulated Commissioner Ward
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Elect New Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for
remainder of Calendar Year 1988.
This item was continued to the September meeting.
B. Downtown Carlsbad - Review and comment on the
Redevelopment Parking Plan.
Bob 3ohnson introduced this item, stating the streetscape
was approved by the Housing and Redevelopment Commission,
with the stipulation that the Housing and Redevelopment
Agency was to acquire offstreet parking before the
onstreet parking was removed. The Agency is doing that
as explained in the staff report in the packet.
Fuller
Herring
Ward
Fuller
Herring
Ward
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NEW BUSINESS: (Continued)
Patty Cratty, Housing and Redevelopment Department,
continued the report, calling attention to Exhibit 4 in
the packet, which listed the properties being considered
for parking lots.
Commissioner Fuller expressed the desire to have an over-
all picture of the downtown parking, showing parking
lots now available and those planned.
Ms. Cratty stated that parking has always been a problem
in the downtown area, and as long as there is a problem
there, it means that people are coming downtown to shop.
However, the Redevelopment Agency is trying to
anticipate parking needs for that area and to keep
parking comfortable for shoppers by acquiring new lots
as the need arises. She said there is no master plan
for the area at this time, but the Commissioners could
be given a map indicating the parking lots now in
existence and those planned.
Bob Johnson concurred there needs to be an over-all plan for parking downtown and he knew Chris Salomone,
Director of the Redevelopment Agency, was aware of that.
Commissioner Ward commented that the Commuter Rail
Committee might need to be aware of what plans were
anticipated for the railroad right-of -way parking and
how that might affect their future plans.
Bob Johnson stated he would provide an over-all picture
of the parking in the downtown area as an information
item at a future meeting.
C. Pi0 Pic0 Drive - Request to establish prima facie
speed limit from Tamarack Avenue to Elm Avenue.
Bob Johnson gave the staff report as contained in the
packet.
Traffic Safety Commission approved the recommendation of
the Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee to establish a
35 mile per hour prima facie speed limit on Pi0 Pic0
Drive from Tamarack Avenue northerly to Elm Avenue.
D. Faraday Avenue - Request to establish prima facie
speed limit from El Camino Real to College
Boulevard.
Martin Lauber gave the staff presentation as contained
in the staff report.
Traffic Safety Commission approved the recommendation of
the Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee to establish a
40 mile per hour prima facie speed limit on Faraday
Avenue betwen El Camino Real and College Boulevard.
REPORT FROM TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSIONERS:
None.
Fuller
Herring
Ward
Fuller
Herring
Ward
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1 August 1, 1988 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Page 3 COMMISSIONERS
REPORT FROM TRAFFIC ENGINEER:
Bob Johnson announced the September meeting of the
Traffic Safety Commission would be held September 12,
1988, due to the Labor Day Holiday.
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the Meeting of August 1, 1988, was
adjourned at 3:37 p.m., to September 12, 1988, at 3:OO
p.m., Council Chambers.
Respectfully submitted, &iid$d r r i et t Babbitt
Minutes Clerk